PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES Sample Clauses
A peremptory challenge is a legal mechanism that allows attorneys to dismiss potential jurors from a jury panel without needing to state a reason or justify the removal. In practice, each side in a trial is typically allotted a limited number of these challenges, which they can use during jury selection to exclude individuals they believe may be biased or unfavorable to their case, even if no explicit cause for bias is evident. The core function of peremptory challenges is to help both parties shape a more impartial jury and to enhance the fairness of the trial process by allowing the removal of jurors who may not be ideal, even if the reasons are subjective or strategic.
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PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES. If the offense charged is punishable by death, each side is enti- tled to 20 peremptory challenges. If the offense charged is punishable by imprisonment for more than one year, the government is entitled to 6 peremptory challenges and the defendant or de- fendants jointly to 10 peremptory challenges. If the offense charged is punishable by imprison- ment for not more than one year or by fine or both, each side is entitled to 3 peremptory chal- lenges. If there is more than one defendant, the court may allow the defendants additional pe- remptory challenges and permit them to be ex- ercised separately or jointly.
PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES. Each side is en- titled to the number of peremptory challenges to prospective jurors specified below. The court may allow additional peremptory challenges to multiple defendants, and may allow the defend- ants to exercise those challenges separately or jointly.
PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES. Each side is enti- tled to the number of additional peremptory challenges to prospective alternate jurors specified below. These additional challenges may be used only to remove alternate jurors.
PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES. In addition to challenges otherwise provided by law, each side is entitled to 1 additional peremptory challenge if 1 or 2 alternate jurors are empan- eled, 2 additional peremptory challenges if 3 or 4 alternate jurors are empaneled, and 3 addi- tional peremptory challenges if 5 or 6 alter- nate jurors are empaneled. The additional pe- remptory challenges may be used to remove an alternate juror only, and the other peremp- tory challenges allowed by these rules may not be used to remove an alternate juror.